TWO JAILED FOR DISPOSING OF EVIDENCE IN BANTING MURDER CASE

BANTING (Malaysia), Oct 15 (Bernama) -- Two men were sentenced to seven
years' jail by the Teluk Datuk Magistrate's Court here Friday after they pleaded
guilty to disposing of evidence in the murders of cosmetic millionaire
Sosilawati Lawiya and three others.

K. Sarawanan, 19, and U. Suresh, 26, each charged with seven counts of
disposing of evidence, were charged under Section 201 of the Penal Code.

Magistrate Hurman Hussain sentenced them to seven years' jail for each count
to be served concurrently from the date of their arrest.

They were among eight arrested by police between Sept 9 and 12 in connection
with the disappearance of Sosilawati and three others on Aug 30.

Sarawanan, a former mechanic, was charged with disposing of the evidence by
burning the remains of Sosilawati, 47, CIMB bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad,
38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and Sosilawati's driver, Kamaruddin
Shamsuddin, 44.

The bodies of the four victims were burnt at Lot No 2001, Jalan Tanjung
Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30, 2010.

Suresh was charged with disposing of evidence by throwing the ashes of the
four bodies at Sungai Panchau , Jalan Morib Banting, between 8am and 10am on
Aug 31, 2010.

On Wednesday, lawyer N. Patmanabhan and three farm workers, T.
Thilaiyalagan, 19, R.Matan, 20, and R. Khatavarayan, 30, were charged at the
same court with murdering Sosilawati, Noorhisham, Ahmad Kamil and Kamaruddin.

Banting is a principal town in the district of Kuala Langat, Selangor in
Malaysia.

-- BERNAMA